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July 27, 2018

27/07/2018: IGP Institute and RAPCO team up to offer swine nutrition training

With the global consumer demand for pork on the rise, there is a continued need for swine producers to raise efficient pigs that maximise nutritional inputs.

In meeting the goal of increased education for the Latin America swine industry, the US Soybean Export Council joined with the IGP Institute to host the Regional Agriculture Production Course (RAPCO) in Swine Nutrition. This training was held July 17-20, 2018 at Kansas State University.

Participants left to right Maria Andre, Santisteban Alvarado, and Ana Lucia Suarez Osorio further examine the pigs at the Kansas State Swine Unit.Image credit: IGP KSU

The course hosted 25 participants from eight different countries including Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru attended the training. "The IGP Institute has been conducting RAPCO courses since 2011; however, this is the first time that we offered one on swine nutrition. It was a great success as the participants were pleased with the quality of the lectures and tours," says Carlos Campabadal, IGP Institute feed manufacturing and quality management curriculum manager.Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.